Featured Stories
Curated Collection #25
Selected stories for avid readers

Dear Readers,
We selected a small number of pieces from ILLUMINATION out of hundreds of stories published in this special collection today.
Our aim is to give you a quick taste of creative stories and poems. These stories cover interesting, engaging, and informative topics.
We compiled all featured stories in a single post so that you can find them from this link: Meta Collection of Featured Stories: Easy access to daily selected stories from engaging writers of ILLUMINATION: Volume 3–2022. We hope you find some valuable and enjoyable pieces from this and previous collections. You may also check great stories in our featured collection from the last three days.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
How to Address Critical Risks of Metabolic Syndrome Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Is Cancer Preventable? Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Dear Cancer, Thank You For Killing My Father Roxy Wright
5 Things I Learned from The Happiest People in The World Anastasia Frugaard
How Will You Be Smart In 2022? Dr. Preeti Singh
Why Writers Need Personal Publications ILLUMINATION
Four New Writing Challenges on Vocal ILLUMINATION
Normal will never return Dwayne Adderley, MBA www.dwayneadderley.com
The Toxic Masculinity of Late-Transitioning Transwomen Y. Vue
5 Ways to Beat Pandemic Blues! You, Me and Happiness
The Dream Killer Annelise Lords
To Vocal.Media or Not to Vocal.Media? Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
You Were Aasha Krishnan
Never Have I Ever Abhishek Verma
Your New Years Goals… Abika
To Follow or Not to Follow Allison Bonilla
The Human Condition Annick Batamuliza
Ideology — A Crime Against the Soul Anthony Signorelli
The Evidence Was Right Under Their Eyes All The Time Aravind Balakrishnan
2 Rivers In Peril In One Thirsty State Arthur Keith
Reduce Chaos and Enhance Focus Barry Chaffee
A Therapist Told Me, “I’m The Only One Who Can Help You” Bonnie Joy Sludikoff
Reflections of My History of Santana Cathy Coombs
An Easy Way to Grow Gratitude and Create Change D. Nelson Collins
Rebuilding The Walls Dave Richards
Confessions of the Mad — January 21, 2022 DMTakeshi
How To Break Up With Junk Food Doug Timberlake
What is Self-Betrayal and How Does it Look Like? Fahim chughtai
People May Think They Are Too Strong For COVID Floyd Mori
Most Popular Medium Titles/Subtitles of All Time Gokhan Yalcuk
Everything is Everything I. Trudie Palmer
Light Pollution and The Sad Story of The Firefly Ijaz Ali Khan
Tabletop Roleplaying: the Gateway to Creativity J.D. Cunegan
I’m Not Here to Help Everyone Jane Lewis
They Hijacked my Mind Jane Lewis
Harness The Power To Think For Yourself Jason Vu Nguyen
Trees are Grieving Joachim Guth
A Message from the Archangels Jodie Helm
Our Oceans Are Dying Joe Merkle
How to Replace Your Mediocre Habits with Successful Ones Joseph Levente
Work Hat Off, Evolvement On Josephine Sorciere
Read This Story And Raise Money For Charity Julian Cosky
The 10 Commandments of Dating! Justin Stinnett
Realm of Quarkopolis — Chapter 1 Kathy K
Be Your Own Hero Kim Kelly
Cancel Your Toxic Friends. Find People Who Want the Best for You. Lena Nguyen
How To Make a Good Impression With a Quality Self-Introduction Email To Your Team Lucia Landini
Thich Nhat Hanh: The Monk Who Breathed Beyond the Boundaries Marc Farre
Thanks, Obama! It’s All Your Fault Marlon Weems
In 2022, I’m No Longer Writing For an Income Marlon Weems
80’s Fashions That Deserve A Comeback Misty Rae
What I Learned After Earning $1,200+ and 60,000+ Views In 6 Months Neil
My Son Was In Grade 6 When He Bought his First Condom Nia RoMi
People And Nature Are Interconnected Patrick OConnell
Uncle Mick Patsy Collins
Grateful More for the Takeoff Than the Landing paulmartincurry
Shape Your Identity to Reach Your Goals Pierre Blanchet
I Asked Baristas What Happens To Caffeine In Your Unfinished Coffee Pisoglou
40 Signs Your Girlfriend Is Toxic Qasim Adam
Get Involved with Coffee Times Writing Competition to Help you Build Your Audience Rosa de Saron C.
I Built a Terrarium for my Mental Health Rose Malana
Self-Reported Cases — a Poem Roxanne Barbour
Love is an Equation with Three Unknowns and this is the Best Way to Solve It Story Taller
10 Ways to Invest in Yourself and Build a Great Future Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
How Can Burnout Destroy You and How To Deal With It
How I Doubled My Earnings With a Change in Mindset Tavian Jean-Pierre
’Tis The Season to be Taxed The Business Period
What Happens To Autistic Children? The Silent Wave
London Bridge Is Falling Down. Tina Viju
My Mushroom Experience Upen Singh
9/11, the Cincinnati Bengals, and a Normal Day Wes Putnam
The Role Introverts should play in the coming Collapse of the United States Markus Scorelius
The Gardener’s Song Gianni Bawn
Technology, Sales, Innovation, Politics, and Betty White Jacquelyn Lynn
The Psychology of the “3 Reasons” Custom Content Genius Template Jeff Herring
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Aspiring to Bourgeois Virtues Ellen Clardy, PhD
Why Great Leaders Saddle Up? Paul Myers MBA
How Hyper-intention Is Blocking Your Orgasms…and Your Goals Michelle Loucadoux, MBA
How Hyper-intention Is Blocking Your Orgasms…and Your Goals
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How To Clear Out Mental Clutter Max Mask, BSc, MBA.
3 Qualities You Need before Moving to Spain Livia Dabs RN,MSc
The Myth of Celebrity Ascendency David Todd McCarty
Dear Medium, Please Stop Breaking What Works Well on the Platform Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
They Lost Friendship Because of iOS and Android Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Australia Is the Best Place in the World to Live (If You like the Good Life) Tim Denning
Bravery, What Does It Really Mean? Maria Rattray
Our System based on Exciting the Primal Fears in Our Brains has Failed Us Markus Scorelius
How to Rescue Your New Year’s Resolutions Marta Calderon, MScE
Would you like to increase the chance of writing viral articles and blogs in 2022? Illumination YouTube Coordinator
Is Addiction Your Legacy From The Anguish Of Your Childhood Sexual Abuse? Ada LLoyd
Trending Stories
School Should Teach Us These Eight Simple Things (Yet It Doesn’t) Tim Denning
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Reasons Why My (European) Husband and I Will Eventually Leave America Anastasia Frugaard
Ever Wonder Why We All Think So Many Useless, Involuntary Thoughts? David Gerken
4 Items Under $100 That Improved My Life Matt Lillywhite
Idealism is Not Fantasy Jodie Helm
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